Tamaki Makaurau poll October 2011

Digipoll did a poll of 400 respondents in the Tamaki Makaurau electorate for Te Karere.

Party Vote

• Labour 32%
• Maori 28%
• National 17%
• Mana 13%
• Greens 5%
• NZ First 4%

Electorate Vote

• Pita Sharples (Maori) 58%
• Shane Jones (Labour) 23%
• Kereama Pene (Mana) 14%
• Mikaere Curtis (Greens) 3%

Preferred PM

• John Key 28%
• Pita Sharples 13%
• Phil Goff 7%
• Shane Jones 7%
• Hone Harawira 7%
• Tariana Turia 3%

Government Direction

• Right 27%
• Wrong 59%

Most favoured Maori MP

• Pita Sharples 36%
• Hone Harawira 20%
• Shane Jones 11%
• Winston Peters 4%
• Metiria Turei 4%
• Parekura Horomia 4%

Most Important Issue

• Education 12%
• Employment 16%
• Economy 10%
• Health 9%

Well being

• Better Off 27%
• Worse Off 43%
• No difference 30%